English
aneponymous
Aneponymous comes from Latin aneponymus, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος ‘surnamed’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπώνυμοςepṓnumos‘surnamed’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνεπώνυμος
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaneponymus
- Englishearliest quotation 2010aneponymous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπώνυμοςepṓnumos‘surnamed’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνεπώνυμος
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaneponymus
- Englishearliest quotation 2010aneponymous
Earliest quotation: 2010, Katerina Ierodiakonou et al., Early Byzantine Philosophy: “It has been suggested that perhaps the author was…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος
Today it means
adj Lacking a surname or epithet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος / aneponymous